Mechanism for dispensing eggs and other commodities.



PATBNTED 00122, 1907. G. A. ALMSTRDM P. GERISTENSON.

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APPLICATION FILED DEU-4. 1906.

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MECHANISM POR DISPENSING EGGS AND OTHER COMMODITIES. APrLIouIol Imm 1120.4. 190s.

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GUSTAF A. ALMSTROM AND PETER CHRISTENSON, OF NORTHPORT, WASHINGTON;

MECHANISM FOR DISPENSING EGGS AND OTHER GOMMODITIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2 2, 1907.

Application filed December 4,1906. Serial No. 346,298.

To all whom it muy concern.'

vBe it known that we, GUSTAF A. ALMs'rnoM and PETER CHmsTENsoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Northport, in the county of Stevens and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Mechanism for .Dispensing Eggs and other Commodities, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mechanism for dispensing eggs and other commodities.

The object of the invention is to provide a dispensing apparatus especially designed for use in cafs, restaurants and similar places and having the general out'line and configuration of a hen in the act of setting, the construction and relative disposition of the several parts being such that when an operating lever is depressed an egg will be deposited at the rear of the nest and in position to be conveniently removed by the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hollow body portion or receptacle adapted to receive the eggs or other articles to be dispensed and provided with movable sections constituting the head and tail of the fowl, said body portion being provide'l -with pivoted doors or closures movable to open position to permit the discharge of a single egg at each operation of the device.

A further object is to provide means for tilting the head and tail sections and simultaneously actuating a motor thereby to produce a sound resembling the cackle of a hen.

A further object is to provide an escapement or delivery Inechanism to effect thel discharge of a single egg when the pivoted closures are moved td open position and further to provide means .for feeding the eggs to the delivering mechanism.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of conl struction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims. i

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure l is a side elevation partly in section of a dispensing device constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the pivoted4 doors or closures moved to open position thereby to permit the discharge of an egg. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the position of the motor Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the motor. y Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the Figures of the drawings.

The improved dispensing mechanism is principally designed for use in cafs, restaurants and similar places .to said opening.

for dispensing eggs and other commodities, and is preferably in the form of a fowl sitting on a nest and apparently in the act of laying eggs.

The device consists of a hollow body portion or casing 5 preferably stamped or otherwise formed of metal and having the general out-line and configuration of a fowl, said body portion being provided with pivoted sections 6 and 7 constituting the head and tail portions of the fowl. The tail portion 7 forms a cover or closure for the casing and is provided with laterally extending pins or trunnions 8 which engage correspondingly shaped sockets formed in the body portion and by means of which the section 7 is pivotally united to said body portion so that the same may be swung upwardly to permit the introduction of the eggs or other articles to be dispensed. The head section 6 is also pivotally mounted on the body portion, as indicated at 9 whereby said section is free to tilt rearwardly in the manner hereinafter explained. The body portion 5 is secured in any suitable manner to a box or receptacle 10 which constitutes a nest, the latter being lined with burlap or other suitable material to represent straw and also to prevent injury to the eggs when the latter are deposited in the nest.

The casing or body portion is provided with a transverse diaphragm or platform 1]. preferably inclined toward a discharge opening l2 formed in the rear end of the body portion so as to assist in feeding the eggs The lower end of the diaphragm or platform 11 is substantially semi-circular in shape, as indicated at J3 and extending inwardly from the opening l2 at the concaved portion of the diaphragm is a hood or cover 14 of r site to receive a single egg.

Secured to the hood 14 and spaced iro-nr the adjacent end of the body portion at the opening 12 are plates 15 which form compartments or chambers for a pair of laterally swinging doors 16 carriedv by a vertically movable member or yoke 17. The side bars of the yoke 17 are connected by a transverse bar 18 forming a guide-way for the reception of the laterally extending heads 19 of connecting links 20, the latter being piv otally secured -to the adjacent ends of the doors, as indicated at 2l. The yoke l7 is secured to the free end of the pivoted section 7 so that when an upward pressure is exerted on lthe yoke or lifting mechanism 17 the doors will be automatically moved to open position and the section 7 tilted upwardly.

Arranged beneath the diaphragm or platform l1 at the opening 12 is an escapement or delivery mechan ism for presenting a single egg at said opening when the operating lever 22 is depressed. The delivery mechanism consists of a transverse rod 23 journaled in suitable bearings 24 secured to the bottom of a platform 11 and provided with angularly disposed arms 25 having laterally extending stop fingers 26 and 27 the free ends of which are'curved upwardly and extend through suitable slots 28 formed in the platform, as best shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings. The rod 23 is provided with a depending loop 29 to which is connected anactuating rod 30, said rod forming a pivotal connection between the short arm 31. of the operating lever and the delivery mechanism. The stop finger 27 normally projects within the casing and in the path of movement of the eggs while the stop finger' 26 extends beneath the platform and in position to engage and present the eggs successively to the opening 12 when the operating lever 22 is' depressed. It will thus be seen that by depressing the lever 22 the doors 16 will be automatically opened and the stop finger 27 moved downwardly beneath the platform 11 while the finger 26 will move upwardly and thereby force the adjacent egg outwardly through the opening 12into the nest.

Secured to the bottom of the platform 1l are depending.,r hangers or supports 32 in which are journaled transverse operating shafts 33 provided with crank arms 34, said shafts being connected by suitable links 35 so that the same may move in unison.

Secured iu any suitable manner to the crank arms 34 are one or more stirring yblocks 36 which constitute the feeding mechanism for presenting the eggs to the delivery means.

The blocks 36 are provided with lugs or projections 37 which extend through suitable slots 38 formedb in v lthe platform ll and may be covered with felt or other yieldable material so as to prevent. cracking or otherwise injuringl the eggs, when the feeding mechanism is operated.

Suitable hangers 39 are secured to the bottom of the platform at the opposite ends ot the blocks 36 said hangers having their free ends bent laterally to form flanges or projections 4() which serve to limit the downward movement of the stirring blocks or bars.

Extending laterally from one of the crank shafts 34 are spaced parallel arms 41`a nd connected with the free ends of said arms are rods 42 which pass through suitable openings 43 in the adjacent portion of the platform l] and constitute the mechanism for tilting the head section 6. The upper ends of the rods A'l2 are pivotally secured at 44 to a movable member 45 constituting the beak of the fowl. The beak 45 is pivoted at 46 to the head sections 6 so that the initial upward movement of the rods 42 will first tilt the head laterally and a further movement of the rod cause the beak to be forced downwardly to open position7 as clearly illust-rated in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Depending from the shaft 33 is a loop 47 which extends in the path of movement of a tappet 48 carried by lthe actuating rod 30 so that when the lever 22 is depressed and the tappet 48 engages the loop 47 said loop will oscillate the rock shaft 34 to actuate the feeding mechanism and at the same time through the medium of. the arms 41 and rods 42 tilt the head section and cause the beak 45 to open. The loop 47 embraces the rod 30 and normally bears against a stop lug 49 secured to and depending from the actuating rod. The arms 50 of the lifting mechanism or yoke 17 extend through suitable openings 51 formed in the platform 11 and are thence bent laterally and provided with alined terminal loops 52 which receive the adjacent ends of a transverse bar 53 secured to and carried by the stop linger 26 of the delivery mechanism. It will thus be seen that when the actuating rod 30 is moved i in the direction of the arrow indicated in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings the stop finger 26 will be moved upwardly within the casing or body portion carrying with it the shaft or rod 53 which by engagement with the walls of the loops 52 will move the yoke or lit'ting mechanism in a vertical plane and simultaneously open the doors 16 and tilt the sect-ion 7 upwardly.

Arranged within the body portion and opening` through the head section 6 is a flexible tube or pipe 54 the lower end et' which projects tlrough the platform 11 and communicates with a bellows 55 mounted in any suitable mamicr in one cornerv of the box or nest l0, said bellows being provided with a musical reed 56'so that when. the bellows is compressed the air will be forced through the tub l 54 and t3 .us produce a sound resembling the cackle of a lien.

Secured to and projt-.ctinglatcrally from the bellows 55 is a rod 57 which engagts suitable pins or lugs 58 projrcting from a gear wheel 59 of a spring motor 60. .As a means for actuating tho motor thereby to sound thc rccd there is provided a rod 61 jotnnalcd in suit-` able bearings 62 on tl'ie buse of the nest 1.0 and having one end provided with a crank arm 63 wiiicn extends in th e path of movement of the tappi-t 4l.

te opposite end of the rod 61 is connected to a pawl 64 carrying a brak(- rod (t5 adapted to engage the tei-th of tlxi grat' wheel 5S). The pawl 64 is provided with a cam tace 66 which engages thc coriespondinglv inclined face of a lr-.gf` 67 secured toene side ol tito motor casing 60. ltjwill thus bc sccn that when the tappeti -tSengages the crank arm 63 the latter Will be tilted and'tlrougl"z the medium cl thc pawl 64 disengagittc brake 65 from the gear w; ecl 59, thus causing tlf, spring 68 to act-nate tlne motor. As the gear WheelV 69 rotatcs the rod 57 will ci'igage the pins 58 and thus comprrss thc bellows and actu-ate the reed. As soon as the oprrating lover 22 is released the pawl 64 will return b v gravity to inoperative position thereby moving t`.. brake into engagement with the 4gear whccl 56 and autonnitically stopping the motor.

The operation ot' the device is as follows: Under normal conditions the operating mechanism is in the position shown in Fig. 'l of the drawings. If it is desired to obtain one or more eggs from the casing the opcrator tcprcsscs tfiic lover 22 .which moves the actuating rod 30 in the direction indicated by tlze arrow in Fig. l of the drawingsthns exerting a forward pressure on the loop 29 which lowers thc stop finger 27 so as to perm it th e passage of a single egg to the opening l2 and clevatcs the stop finger 26 thereby to prevent additional cggs from being discharged through the opening while the pivoted doors 16 are open. As the stop finger 26 is moved upwardly within the casing the rods 53 being in engagement with the Walls of the loop 52 elevate the yoke or lifting device 17 and through the medium of the links 2O move the doors to open position to permit the discharge of the egg, the tail section 7 of the body portion by reason ol'its connection with the yoke 17 being at the saine time tilted on its pivotal axis 8. As the rod 30 is moved longitudinally in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 the tappet 48 will engage the loop 47 and thus actuate the stirring bars 36 oi the feeding mechanism so as to present an additional egg at the hood 14 for delivery to the opening 1.2 when the operating lever 22 is again depressed. tilting` movement to the arms 41 and through the agency oi thc rods Ll2 tilts the head sections 6 rearwardly and subsequently. opens the beak 45. Just before the tappet 48 engages the loop 47 it presses against the crank arm 63 of the trip rod 61 thus starting the motor in operation so that the sounding device will be actuated to produce a cackle at the same time the head section (i is tilted rearwardly. When the operating lever 22 is released the liftingr mechanism or yoke li will return hy gravity to normal position thus automatically closing the doors 1li and causing the actuating rod 30 to disengage the tappet 48 from engagement With the.

loop 47 and crank arm G3 so that the motor will be .stopped and the head section l5 returned by its own weight to normal position with the beak closed.

While the device is especially designed to be opcrated manually hy depressing the lever 22 it is obvious that the saine may he operated with slight changes in construction by the weight ot' a coin or other suitable check, as in an ordinary vending machine.

.From th e imcgoing description it is though that the eonstructifm and opcration ofthe device Will he readily understood by those skilled in the art and further de scriplion thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus dcscrihed the invention what. is claimed is.:

l. in a dispcnsing device, a casing adaptodto contain thc articles to he dispenspd and provided with a discharge opening, delivering mechanism for successively presenting the articles at the discharge opening, feeding mechanism cooperating with lhe.tlelivering mechanism, an actuating member common to both the feeding and delivering meehanism, andn sounding device operable hy the actuating memhcr when the ariicles are presented to the discharge opening.

L. In a dispensing device, a casing adapted to contain the articles to he dispensed and provided with a discharge opening. delivering mechanism i'or successively presenting the nrliclcs at said opening, feeding mechanism, an actuating rod common to both, a movahle closure operatively connected with the actuating rod, a sounding device, and menus carried hy the actuating rod for operating the sounding -device when the articles are presented at the discharge opening.

li. in a dispensing device, a casing adapted to contain.

thc. articles lo he dispensed and provided with a discharge opening, an inclined diaphragm arranged within the casing. delivering nuechanism extending through the diaphragm for successivelypresenting the articles at the discharge opening. feeding mechanism, an actuating rod common holh to the delivery and feed mechanism, and means for actuating the rod.

l. ln a dispcnsing devicer a casing adapted to contain the articles to he dispensed and provided with a discharge opening, pvoted doors normally closing said opening and movuhle laterally in opposite directions to open position, a diaphragm z iugcd within the casing and provided with spaced recess. dcllvering mechanism extended through the diaphragm lfor successively presenting the articles at the discharge opening, feeding mechanism operable within the recesses in the diaphragm, an actuating rod operatively connected with the pivoted doors and common to the feeding and delivering mechanism, and means for operating the rod.

5. In a dispensing device, a casing adapted to contain the articles to he dispensed and provided with a discharge opening, a diaphragm disposed Within the casing, deliver- The movement of the loop 47 imparts a cessively'presenting the articles to the discharge opening,

feeding mechanism movable through the diaphragm, an actuating rod operatively connected with the deliverills mechanism, a loop forming a part of the feeding mechanism, and a tappet carried by the actuating rod and adapted to engage the loop for simultaneously operating the feeding and delivering mechanism.

li. ln a dispensing device, a casing adapted to contain the articles to be dispensed and having a discharge opening, a diaphragm arranged within the casing, delivering mechanism including oppositely disposed stop fingers cxtending through tlie diaphragm for successively presenting the articles at the discharge opening, feeding mechanism, an actuating rod operatively connected with the delivering mechanism, a loop forming a part of the feeding` mechanism, and a tappet carried by the actuating rod and adapted to engage the loop for simultaneously operating the feeding and delivering mechanism.

7. ln a dispensing device, a casing adapted to contain the articles to he dispensed and provided with a discharge opening, delivering mechanism for successively presenting thc articles at the discharge opening, feeding mechanism, an actuating rod operativelyy connected with the delivering mechanism and provided with a tappet adapted to engage and actnate the feeding,r mechanism, and an audible signal, a trip arm extending laterally from the signal and arranged in the path of movement of the tappct thereby to sound the signal when the rod is actuated.

S. In a dispensing device, a casing including pivotally united sections and provided with a discharge opening, delivering mechanism for successively presenting an article at the discharge opening, a sounding device, and means for actuating the delivering and` sounding mechanism and simultaneously tilting the casing sections.

i), in a dispensing apparatus, a casing having a discharge opening and provided with pivotally united scctions, a sounding device. means for successively presentA ing an article at the discharge opening, and means for simultaneously actuating the delivering mechanism and sounding device and tilting the pivoted sections of the casing whcn`the articles are presented at the discharge openingA 10. ln a dispensing device, casingr having a discharge opening and provided with pivoted sections, doors for nor- -mally closing the discharge opening, delivering mechanism for successively presenting an article to the discharge opening when the doors ure in open position, means for actuating the delivering mechanism and simultaneously tilting the sections of the casing, and a sounding device operable hy engagement with the ,delivery actuating means.

11. In a dispensing device, a casing having a discharge opening and provided with pivoted sections, an inclined and a rappel: carried by the actuating rod and adapted to, engage the sounding device. f

1;. In a dispensing device, a casing having a discharge orifice and provided with pivoted sections, a hood disposed at the discharge opening, delivering mechanism disposed -bencath the hood for successively presenting an article at the discharge opening, closures operatively connected with the' delivering.mechanism, a sounding device, and an actuating rod for operating the sounding device and delivering mechanism and simultaneously tilting the sections of the casing.

13. In a dispensingr device, a casing having a discharge opening and provided with pivoted sections, delivering mechanism for successively presenting an article at the discharge opening, a vertically movable yoke operatively connected with the delivering mechanism, doors mounted for swinging movement on the yoke and forming a closure for the discharge opening, said yoke being operatively roo ' by the actuating rod and adapted to operate the sounding connected with one of the movable sections of the casing, l In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, 10 feeding; mechanism, armscarred by the feeding mechanwe have hereto aixed our signatures in the presence of ism, a rod forming a connection between the arms and an two witnesses.

adjacent pivotedsection of the casing, a sounding device, an actuating rod operatively connected with the delivering mechanism and extending in the path of the feeding mechanism for operating the same, and a tappet carried GUSTAF A. ALMSTROM. PETER CHRISTENSON.

Witnesses ALGoT JOHNSON,

dVCe. ROBINSON I. BRIGGS. 

